Hikaru Mori is a Japanese architect and designer based in Italy. After a postgraduate master's degree from the University of Fine Arts in Tokyo in 1991, Mori moved to Milan and in 1996 cofounded the practice ZITOMORI with Maurizio Zito, with offices in Milan and Avellino. Projects include the Masseto winery and the Irpinia pavilion for Expo Milano 2015.
For Riva 1920 Mori designed the Ombra Bench, composed of two interlocking volumes read as an object and its shadow: a single block of solid cedar of square section joined to a form in folded metal sheet, also available in a concrete finish.
